For those of us stuck in the slushy northern reaches of the country, the first weeks of December are always painful—for the internet (and Instagram, and Twitter) is full of interesting art on view at Design Miami/ and Art Untiled. Here's some of the best of what we're missing out on (or, if you hate Miami, narrowly…

When French architect Jean Prouvé—the grandaddy of prefab—built his prototype homes in the 1930s and 40s, he intended them to become affordable solutions to Europe's housing crisis. He'd be pretty surprised to learn that one of these "affordable" homes is now on sale for $2.5 million.

Take two million fast food straws, arrange them artfully, make them glow, and you've got tomorrow's interior design. Tokujin Yoshioka, a designer from Japan, won accolades and a few grumpy comments for his "Tornado," an installation he created out of the aforementioned two million straws at the Moore Building during…